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U.S. Trade in Electronic Services: 2012–16

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In 2016, U.S. cross-border exports of electronic services totaled $93.4 billion, while imports totaled $54.3 billion. This yielded a trade surplus of $39.1 billion. Exports were unchanged from 2015, while imports increased by 6.3 percent. The EU, Canada, and Brazil were the largest markets for U.S. cross-border exports of electronic services, while the EU, India, and Canada were the largest suppliers of imports. For more information, see chapter 1 of Recent Trends in Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade: 2017 Annual Report..